However, Nimrodel was lost in the White Mountains, and Amroth long delayed his departure to Valinor. As he finally set sail, he thought he saw Nimrodel on the quays, and he jumped overboard to swim back to her. He drowned in the Bay of Belfalas and never returned home.

Dol Amroth in southern Gondor is named for him, as are several places in Lórien.

Etymology

Amroth may translate to "up-climber" which makes sense as in some versions of the legendarium he was the inventor of the talan or flet. In Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings it is suggested that Amroth is originally from a Silvan dialect.

Other Versions

In earlier versions of the legendarium, Amroth was briefly Galadriel and Celeborn's son, brother to Celebrían, but this idea was dropped.